Originally Posted by
genec
So bottom line... tout stats all you want, but sidewalk cycling is a very situational condition... and to blanket claim that sidewalk cycling is "just too dangerous" is not taking into consideration the other hazards that may exist forcing a cyclist to make the sidewalk choice.
The same bottom line also applies to blanket statements and half-cocked/misleading "safety" statistics about "taking the lane" and other tenets of the Vehicular Cycling faith.